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Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGov. Jim Justice joined state and local officials to cut the ribbon Friday on a three-year bridge project in Wheeling.
The $215 million project rehabilitated or replaced a total of 26 bridge structures on one of the oldest sections of interstate highway in West Virginia.
Friday’s ribbon cutting took place with the Fort Henry Bridge over the Ohio River main channel in the background.
The Fort Henry Bridge was built in 1955 and carries 55,000 vehicles a day, according to the West Virginia Division of Highways.
At times, Interstate 70 was closed in both directions to accommodate the construction.
The project was part of Justice’s signature Roads to Prosperity initiative.